2018
$10K/MO WITH DROPSHIPPING
2026
$10K/MO WITH AI AGENTS
SAME TRAP · NEW PAINT
4 COMPONENTS
every hype wave shares all four
1
SELLS COURSES ABOUT A THING THE SELLER DOESN'T DO
2
REQUIRES CONSTANT NEW CLIENTS TO MAKE MONEY
3
BUILDS NO OWNED ASSET
4
EXTRACTS VALUE FROM NEW ENTRANTS · NOT DURABILITY
I'M GOING TO PROVE ALL FOUR ON DROPSHIPPING · THEN ALL FOUR ON AI AGENCIES
DROPSHIPPING · 2018-2020
all four · receipt one
1
COURSES BY PEOPLE WHO NEVER OWNED A WAREHOUSE
2
1-3% MARGINS NEEDED 50+ NEW BUYERS / MO
3
0 BRAND OWNED · 0 CUSTOMER LIST OWNED
4
$497 COURSES SOLD TO 100K NEW ENTRANTS / YR
AI AGENCIES · 2026
all four · receipt two
1
COURSES BY PEOPLE WHO NEVER RAN AN AGENCY
2
$5K / MO RETAINERS NEED CONSTANT REPLACEMENT CLIENTS
3
AGENCY = CONTRACTOR · NO PRODUCT YOU OWN
4
$497 COURSES + SKOOL COMMUNITIES SOLD TO NEW ENTRANTS
SAME 4 COMPONENTS. NEW PAINT.
FREE
WORKSHEET
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CONTRACTOR · OR · ASSET
the position you take with AI
AGENCY
CONTRACTOR
INCOME STOPS WHEN YOU STOP
OWNED PRODUCT
ASSET
INCOME COMPOUNDS WHEN YOU STOP
AI WORKS WITH BOTH · BUT YOU HAVE TO PICK ONE
I'M NOT IMPRESSED BY HUSTLE THEATRE
EMPLOYER
AMETEK
CITY
WAUKEGAN, IL
ROUTINE
LUNCH IN CAR
STAKES
THREE KIDS UNDER THREE
AI AS LEVERAGE NOT AI AS THE PRODUCT
the model has a name · owned-product
1
AI DRAFTS YOUR REDDIT ANSWER POST
90 SECONDS
2
AI CLEANS YOUR EXCEL TEMPLATE'S FORMATTING
5 MINUTES
3
AI WRITES YOUR SALES PAGE FIRST DRAFT
10 MINUTES
EACH ONE COMPRESSES WORK YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW TO DO. THE OUTPUT — THE TEMPLATE, THE COURSE, THE GUIDE — IS THE ASSET. AI IS THE LEVER.
MIKE · ONE WEEKEND $180
the alternative in receipts
HR 1-5 SAT
MIKE BUILDS THE EXCEL TEMPLATE (HE ALREADY KNEW)
HR 6 SAT
CLAUDE DRAFTS THE REDDIT ANSWER POST · 90 SEC
DAY 5 SUN
POSTS · 6 SALES BY DINNER · 9 SALES BY WEDNESDAY
HE DIDN'T SELL AI SERVICES · HE USED AI TO COMPRESS THE WORK · THE TEMPLATE IS THE ASSET HE OWNS
CONTRACTOR · OR · ASSET
AI works with both · pick before you click another $497 course
AGENCY
CONTRACTOR
INCOME = HOURS × CLIENTS
STOPS WHEN YOU STOP
OWNED PRODUCT
ASSET
INCOME = ONE BUILD × MANY BUYERS
COMPOUNDS
MOST AGENCY-COURSE BUYERS DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE PICKING CONTRACTOR.
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PATH 1 · IF YOU HAVEN'T NAMED YOUR SKILL YET
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OFFERENGINE
$17
20 MIN · 4 QUESTIONS
TURN THE SKILL INTO A ONE-SENTENCE OFFER
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